Monday, August 11, 2008

Manchester United Community Shield wins first title of year


Manchester United took in the round of penalty for 3-1, the first English trophy of the season, winning at Portsmouth before the Community Shield, which faces the league champions against the majestic Cup in Wembley, a clash in which the 'red devils' showed full power before the start of the new season.



Despite dilemmas before the meeting, when Sir Alex Ferguson Barajas possibilities in its workforce to the many missing-including two crucial: Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, the 'Red Devils' re-wood look of champions and retained possession of the ball despite fail, however, when it comes to realize its goals to make good on the field.



With a flashy football and without miss anyone, Manchester and the Scots barely suffered deployed abundance of moves coordinated and which saw few failures. But the goals did not arrive. The English Gary Neville returned to the holder of eleven United after a long absence-broke an ankle playing against Bolton Wanderers in March 2007 - to captain his team.



In the ranks of Portsmouth, for its part, the former Liverpool striker, Peter Crouch Gigantonas, began a new phase in his career in the 'Pompey', which premiered forming a tandem offensive alongside Defoe.



In the ten minutes of play, Nemanja Vidic placed a ball at the feet of Portuguese Luis Nani, who tried to find a fiefdoms David James in excellent powers.



The 'Red Devils' only faults committed. The season started dramatically for the champions' Premier '. The truth is that the machinery of Old Trafford he did everything right by the hand of Nani, Fletcher and Tevez, everyone more involved.



They overcame the attempts of the offensive tandem of Portsmouth. In minute 21, Jermaine Defoe tried to enter the United behind to win a corner kick that cleared Van der Sar before Diarra tried to seize the advantage refuses to give his team.



The 'Red Devils' malgastaron a golden opportunity last half an hour. This time, Fletcher was the Scots who failed to retrieve a ball that happened Nani in the middle field.




The script put on stage in the second half not far from the first part. Playmaking coordinated Ferguson's men; amagos goal for United but no results on the scoreboard. Frustrating. Again, the Scots Fletcher was one of the most active parts in Manchester, who returned to become the eleventh day dominator.



In minute 70, the goal David James was crucial to Portsmouth to stop a powerful shot from Argentine Tevez, depriving the body of Sir Alex an excellent opportunity to get ahead.



Soon, the player deputising for the 'Pompey' John Utaka forced to 'work' to Van der Sar-magnificent throughout the encounter for the first time in the entire encounter with a volea that the Manchester goalkeeper managed to stop time.



The United canterano, Fraize Campbell, who replaced the Portuguese Nani in 79 minutes, came very close to signing the first goal of the afternoon with his first touch of the ball, but then neither could the "red devils" surpass.



Despite the superiority of United, both clubs had to decide in the shoot out who would take the trophy. There, the victory was won by Manchester 3-1, with goals from Tevez, Giggs and Carrick, compared with only so much of Defoe for Portsmouth (with faults Diarra, Mvuemba and Johnson).--elmundo--

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